| bereft |
deprived or stripped of something. |
| boorish |
rude; ill-mannered; crude. |
| Byzantine |
characterized by complexity and intrigue. |
| centripetal |
forced or moving inward toward a center point or axis. |
| cloture |
in U.S. parliamentary procedure, a method of ending debate and causing an immediate vote on the matter being discussed. |
| debouch |
to advance out of a confined or narrow space such as a canyon into open country. |
| doyen |
the senior or highest-ranking male member of a group. |
| epistemology |
the branch of philosophy dealing with the origin, nature, and limits of human knowledge. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| indistinct |
not clearly perceived or perceiving. |
| invidious |
tending to arouse feelings of resentment or animosity, especially because of a slight; offensive or discriminatory. |
| libertine |
acting without restraint; dissolute; amoral. |
| rebarbative |
tending to irritate or repel; forbidding or unattractive. |
| untoward |
unexpected and unfortunate. |
| voluble |
characterized by a steady flow of words; fluent; talkative. |